The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-02-05

So' r. Al 1000 on0'h WV
minutes; and though at presuma.
BILE height of over fifty miles,
the velocity with which it shot
by gave every one the impress
sion that it went just above his head,
and some witnesses of the unexpected
apparition looked the next day to
see if it had struck their chimneys.
The heat developed by arrested mo-
tion in the case of a mass of iron
moving twenty miles g. second can be
calculated, and is found to be much
more than enough, not only to melt
it, but to turn it into vapor; though
what probably does happen is, ac-
cording to Prof. Newton, that the
melted surface-portions are wiped
away by the pressure of the air and
volatilized TO form the luminous
train, the interior remaining cold, un-
til the difference OF temperature
causes fracture, when the stone
breaks and pieces fall-some of them
at red-hot heat, some of them, posi-
bly,, at the temperature of outer space,
or far below that of freezing mercury.
"Where do these stones come from ?
What made them? The answer is
not yet complete, but if part OF the
riddle is already yielding to patience,
1T is worthy OF note, as an instance
OF the connection OF the sciences, that
the first help to the solution of this
astronomical enigma came from the
chemists and the biologists.
Two Thrifty Ones.
From the Boston Record.
The story is told of the wife OF an
eminent berefactor OF the town, whose
residence was on the "Hill." One day
while the lady was in the midst OF
preparations for the midday meal
this was in the olden time, when peo-
pie got up in the morning and had din
ner at the proper time) q caller was
announced. Hastily leaving the
kitchen, where she was overseeing op.
erations, she entered the next room
where the visitor was. The door be-
tween the two was open, and pretty
soon the lady broke off the conversa-
tion and called to the help in the
kitchen:
"Nancy, does the kettle boil?"
"No, am"
Then the conversation was renewed,
to be broken again in few minutes
by the inquiry:
"Nancy, does the kettle boil?"
"No, m 'am."
"Then take the pine stick in the cor.
ner and put it on the fire." This was
presumably done, for shortly after,
when "m' am repeated her question:
"Nancy, does the kettle boil?"
"Yes, man," was the answer.
"Then take off the pine stick and
put it in the corner"
This shows a spirit OF saving hardly
to be surpassed.
"That hoard OF old Paine's,' said
an ancient Andoverian, "reminds me
OF q story OF one OF our champion
economists, who lived near the theo-
logical seminary. He was a mighty
professor in his day, and set SO close
an example of thrift that if the old
adage about q penny saved being a
have made Andover Seminary the
richest foundation in the Union.
One day he stopped at one OF our
town stores to buy hat. The shop.
man showed him two-one for So and
one for SIS. While the old gentleman
stood hesitating, the salesman said
blandly: "If you will permit me, pro.
lessor, l should be pleased to make
you a present of this hat" holding
out the most expensive one.
The professor took it, tried it or
again, shaped it tenderly to his white
head, and replied sweetly "Oh, thank
you, but what did you say the price
was?"
Five dollars" answered the shop
man, bowling, "but nothing to you
SIR"
"Well, I really thank you very
much, but if it is all the same to you
/ think / will take the So hat and you
can give me the difference in change
So think you said"